Santa Barbara police arrested a man who admitted to starting a string of fires on Thursday — the day before a red flag warning for the region was set to go into effect.
On October 15 at noon, officers arrived at the scene of a brush fire near La Cumbre Junior High School, where Santa Barbara firefighters were actively extinguishing the flames.
When officers arrived, they discovered a second brush fire burning just down the street near Santa Barbara Fire Station 5. Together police officers and firefighters were able to put out both blazes…